Copy-holder.



M. G. NEWTON.

COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.22, 1911.

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COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.22, l9l1.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

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l ANOURAPH CO.. WASMHOT Witnesses Inventor Attorneys MARVIN G. NEWTON, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. M. EDWARDS, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

COPY-HOLDER.

Application filed December 22, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARVIN G. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Copy-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to copy holders for use by typewriters, compositors and the like, one of its objects being to provide a simple and compact structure of this type which can be adjusted so that each movement thereof will be for a distance equal to the distance between the lines of the manuscript.

A further object is to provide a copy holder the indicating bar of which can be adjusted toward or away from the body of the holder so as to rest properly upon manuscripts of different thicknesses.

A further object is to provide a copy holder which can be easily actuated from either side thereof.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds,the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of the copy holder. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line A-B Fig. 2, the indicating bar being shown in plan. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the carriage.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a base having a stem 2 upstanding therefrom and provided, at its upper end, with a laterally extending finger 3 projecting transversely through a block 4 which is riveted or otherwise secured upon the rear face of the back plate 5 of the copy holder. Thus it will be seen that the said back plate can be swung about the finger 3 as an axis so that the plate will be brought to any desired inclination.

Secured to and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the p e 5 at one side thereof is a bracket 6 and another bracket 7 is extended downwardly and rearwardly from the plate 5 and is located at the same side of the plate as is the bracket 6. A guide rod 8 is mounted, at its ends, within the brackets 6 and 7 and is parallel with the plate 5, this rod being preferably angular in cross sectional contour and being held against longitudinal movement within the brackets by any suitable means, such as stop pins 9 extending transversely through the rod and engaging the upper and lower faces of the upper and lower bracket-s.

A carriage 10 is slidably mounted on the guide rod 8 and has a forwardly extending arm 11 extending across one side of the back plate 5 and engaged by a clamping screw 12. This screw projects through a slot 13 formed longitudinally within a slide 14 and, by turning the screw in one direction, the head 15 located at one end thereof will clamp the slide upon the arm 11 and thus hold it against movement relative thereto. The indicating finger or bar 16 is hingedly connected to the slide 14 as indicated at 17 and can be quickly swung toward or away from the plate 5 or the manuscript carried thereby.

A ratchet bar 18 is slidably mounted within the brackets 6 and 7 and the toothed face thereof is normally engaged by a spring pressed dog 19 mounted on the carriage 10. A spring 20 is connected to the carriage and bears against one face of the guide rod 8 with sufficient force to prevent the carriage from sliding along the rod unless actuated by means of the ratchet bar in the manner hereinafter set forth. A stop collar 21 is adjustably mounted on the upper end portion of the rod 18 and is adapted to be held against movement relative to the rod by means of a set screw 22 or the like.

A copy supporting ledge 24 extends forwardly from the lower edge of the back plate 5 and a spring 26 extends downwardly from this ledge and is secured to a finger bar 27 having rearwardly and upwardly extending guide rods 28 fixedly connected to it and mounted to reciprocate within guide brackets 29 secured to the back face of the plate 5. If desired, and as shown in Fig. 1, the guide rods 28 can be formed in a single rod bent to U-shape and having its lower 1(and portions curved forwardly to the finger An extension 30 is secured to or formed with one side portion of the finger bar 27 and is pivotally connected, as at 31, to the lower end portion of the ratchet bar 18. A stop pin 32 extends through the ratchet bar 18 near its lower end and normally bears upwardly against the bracket 7 so as to limit the movement of the ratchet bar 18 in one direction.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the spring 26, by constantly pulling upwardly upon the finger bar 27, causes the extension 30 to press upwardly against the ratchet bar 18 so as to hold the stop pin 32 in contact with the lower bracket 7. The copy to be held is placed on the ledge 24: and secured at its upper end to the back plate 5 by means of suitable clips not shown. The dog 19 is then disengaged from the ratchet bar 18, this operation being facilitated by a knob 33 formed on or secured to the dog and extending beyond one side of the back plate 5. The carriage 10 can then be slid upwardly along the guide rod 8 until the indicating bar 16 is brought into position directly under the first line on'the exposed sheet of manuscript. The dog is then released so as to reengage with the ratchet bar 18 after which the finger bar 27 is pushed downwardly until the indicating bar 16 is brought under and close to the second line of the manuscript. While the parts are thus held the collar 21 is adjusted downwardly on the rod 18 until it contacts with the bracket 6, whereupon the set screw 22 is tightened so as to hold the collar in position on the rod. The finger bar 27 is then re leased and spring 26 will move the ratchet bar 18 upwardly so that its teeth will slip past the dog 19 and the collar 21 will move to a position above and out of contact with bracket 6. The first two lines of manuscript can then be copied aft-er which, by pressing downwardly on the finger bar 27, the indicating bar 16 will be moved clownwardly until stopped by the collar 21 whereupon, by releasing the finger bar, the spring 26 will return the ratchet bar 18' to its normal position. Spring 20, however, will hold the carriage 10 and the indicating bar 16 in the positions to which they were moved. This operation can be continued until all of the lines on the exposed sheet ofmanuscript have been copied after which the indicating bar 16 can be swung forwardly, the exposed sheet of manuscript folded upwardly and rearwardly, and the dog 19 disengaged from theratchet bar 18. The carriage 10 can then be elevated to its uppermost position so as to bring the indicating bar 16 directly under the first line of the manuscript after which the operation hereinbefore described can be repeated.

By mounting the indicating bar 16 on an adjustable slide 14, the said bar can be moved so as to fit' snugly upon manuscripts of different thicknesses.

It will be noted'that the finger bar 27 is located adjacent the center of the ledge 24 so that it can be actuated as easily by a left handed operator as by a right handed one.

Importance is attached to the fact that the mechanism can be adjusted so as to move the indicating bar any desired distance during each actuation of the finger bar 27, such movement being dependent upon the distance between the lines of the manuscript. Should it be desired to copy interlineations, the indicating bar can be moved only part way down by lowering the ratchet bar 18 only a portion of the distance it is ordinarily moved.

What is claimed is A copy holder including a manuscript supporting structure, a guide secured thereto and extending longitudinally thereof, a carriage slidably mounted on the guide, a rack' bar mountedpto slide relative to the supporting structure, yielding means for holding said bar normally elevated", means for shifting the bar downwardly, a pawl mounted on the carriage and normally engaging the rack bar, a spring engagingthe pawl and guide for holding said pawl in normal position and for yieldingly holding the carriage against movement on the guide, and an indicating bar extending from the carriage.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARVIN G. NEWVTON.

Witnesses:

' SAM H. CARTER, G. N. HOLTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

